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Ethiopia Embassy in Djibouti and IOM repatriate 152 migrants
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - The Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti, in collaboration with the office of the International Organization for Migration, facilitated the return of 152…
Federal Police, ENDF thwart terror plots, neutralize insurgent groups
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - The joint operation of Ethiopian Federal Police and ENDF effectively thwarted several terror plots and neutralized several members of Shene and other…
Small-scale agriculture contributes 40% to GDP
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - Small-scale agriculture has contributed more than 40% of the country's GDP and employed 70% of the workforce, said Aisha Mohammed, Minister of Irrigation…
Upper House passes referendum bill in response to regional entreat
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - The House of Federation has passed a referendum bill in response to petitions for formation of new cluster regional administration from 6 zones and 5…
More than 65,000 Ethiopians returned home from Saudi Arabia since March
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - National Coordinating Council for Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants is holding its annual summit in the…
Ethiopia’s Ambassador to U.S. meets Special Envoy Michael Hammer
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - Ambassador Seleshi Bekele met with Ambassador Michael Hammer, United States Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa
They exchanged updates on the…
Efforts underway to get Ethiopia’s AGOA benefits reinstated: Ambassador Seleshi
Addis Ababa, August 18, 2022 (FBC) - Ambassador Seleshi Bekele held discussions with board members of Ethio-American Chamber of Commerce which has over 500 members.
He briefed them about…
GERD Pivotal to Make Country Manufacturing Hub: Indonesian Ambassador
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2022 (FBC) - The steadfast completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is pivotal to realize Ethiopia’s aspiration of becoming a manufacturing hub,…
GERD vital to extricate people from Poverty: Ethiopia’s Ambassador to France
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2022 (FBC) - The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a project of development, cooperation and clean energy, Ethiopia’s Ambassador to France said.
In an…
Deputy PM and FM Demeke Mekonnen meets UK special envoy for HoA and Red Sea
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2022 (FBC) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen met with Sarah Montgomery, UK Special Envoy for the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, today in his…